Special Tests: Pathology to Test

Question 1

Anterior Shoulder dislocation/instability

Answer 1

Anterior apprehension, relocation, surprise
Load and shift
Posterior capsule length

Question 2

Biceps tendon pathology

Answer 2

Ludington’s test
Speed’s test
Yergason’s test

Question 3

Shoulder impingement

Answer 3

Hawkins-Kennedy impingement test
Neer impingement test
Supraspinatus test (empty can)
Painful arc test
Modified SAT
Posterior capsule length
Posterior internal impingement

Question 4

Thoracic outlet syndrome

Answer 4

Adson maneuver
Allen test
Costoclavicular syndrome test
Roos test
Wright test (hyperabduction test)

Question 5

Elbow ligamentous instability

Answer 5

Varus stress test

Valgus stress test

Question 6

Elbow lateral Epicondylitis

Answer 6

Cozen’s test
Lateral epicondylitis test
Mill’s test

Question 7

Elbow medial epicondylitis

Answer 7

Medial epicondylitis test

Golfer’s elbow test

Question 8

ulnar nerve compression or compromise

Answer 8

Tinel’s at elbow
Elbow flexion test
Pressure provocation for elbow
Froment’s sign

Question 9

Wrist/ hand ligamentous instability

Answer 9

Ulnar collateral ligament instability test

Question 10

Wrist/ hand vascular insufficiency

Answer 10

Allen test

Capillary refill test

Question 11

Wrist/ hand contracture/ tightness

Answer 11

Bunnel-Littler test

Tight retinacular ligament test

Question 12

Carpal tunnel

Answer 12

Phalen’s test
Tinel’s sign
Reverse phalens
Carpal compression test

Question 13

De Quervain’s disease

Answer 13

Finkelstein’s test

Question 14

DJD in carpometacarpal joint

Answer 14

Grind test

Question 15

Dislocated lunate

Answer 15

Murphy sign

Question 16

Hip flexion contracture

Answer 16

Ely’s test

Thomas Test

Question 17

TFL contracture

Answer 17

Ober’s test

Question 18

Piriformis tightness or sciatic compression

Answer 18

Piriformis test

Question 19

Hamstring tightness

Answer 19

Tripod sign

90-90 straight leg raise

Question 20

Pediatric hip dislocation

Answer 20

Barlow’s test

Ortolani’s test

Question 21

Hip anteversion

Answer 21

Craig’s test

Question 22

Hip joint pathologies

Answer 22

Patrick’s test (FABER)

Quadrant scouring test

Question 23

Glute med weakness

Answer 23

Trendelenburg test

Question 24

ACL instability

Answer 24

Anterior drawer

Lachman

Question 25

Anterolateral rotary instability of the knee

Answer 25

Lateral pivot shift test | Slocum test

Question 26

PCL tear

Answer 26

Posterior drawer Posterior sag sign Reverse Lachman

Question 27

MCL, PCL, posterior oblique ligament damage

Answer 27

Valgus stress test

Question 28

LCL, PCL, arcuate complex, Posterolateral capsule damage

Answer 28

Varus stress test

Question 29

Meniscal pathology

Answer 29

``` Apley's compression test Bounce home test McMurray test Apley's distraction Thessaly ```

Question 30

Knee swelling

Answer 30

Brush test | Patellar tap test

Question 31

Patellofemoral dysfunction

Answer 31

Clarke's sign

Question 32

Knee plica

Answer 32

Hughston's plica test

Question 33

IT band friction syndrome

Answer 33

Noble compression test | Ober

Question 34

Patella subluxation or dislocation

Answer 34

Patellar apprehension test

Question 35

ATFL sprain

Answer 35

Anterior drawer test | Talar tilt

Question 36

Calcaneofibular ligament sprain

Answer 36

Talar tilt | Kleiger

Question 37

Achilles' tendon

Answer 37

Thompson test Matles Royal London Painful arc

Question 38

Tibial rotation

Answer 38

Tibial torsion test

Question 39

Leg length discrepancy

Answer 39

True leg length discrepancy test

Question 40

Cervical nerve root compression (radiculopathy)

Answer 40

``` Foraminal compression test (Spurling's) Cervical distraction Shoulder abduction Valsalva test L'Hermitte's sign ```

Question 41

Vertebral artery compression

Answer 41

Vertebral artery test

Question 42

SI dysfunction

Answer 42

``` Sacroiliac joint stress test Sitting flexion test Standing flexion test Gillet test Ipsilateral anterior rotation test Gaenslen's test Supine to sit test Goldthwait's test ```

Question 43

TMJ special tests

Answer 43

TMJ compression

Question 44

Cervical myelopathy

Answer 44

Hoffmann's sign

Question 45

AC joint pathology

Answer 45

Crossover Paxinos AC palpation

Question 46

Posterior shoulder instability

Answer 46

Apprehension test for posterior dislocation Load and shift test Jerk test

Question 47

Inferior/multidirectional shoulder instability

Answer 47

Sulcus sign

Question 48

SLAP lesion

Answer 48

Active compression Biceps load test II (Yergason's) Speeds

Question 49

Posterior rotator cuff pathology

Answer 49

ER lag Drop arm test Empty can test Full can test

Question 50

Anterior rotator cuff test

Answer 50

IR lag

Question 51

IR and ER shoulder pathology

Answer 51

Apley's scratch test

Question 52

Sciatic nerve pathology

Answer 52

SLR Crossed SLR Slump

Question 53

Femoral nerve pathology

Answer 53

Prone knee flexion test

Question 54

UMN involvement

Answer 54

Babinski

Question 55

Plantar fasciitis

Answer 55

Windlass

Question 56

Pes planus

Answer 56

Navicular drop Feiss line Talar bulge Too many toes

Question 57

TFCC pathology

Answer 57

Supination lift test

Question 57

Glenoid labral tear

Answer 57

Clunk test

Question 57

Upper limb tension tests

Answer 57

Ulnar, median, radial